Apparatus for the treatment of ore for the manufacture of iron and steel therefrom.



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M. MOORE s; T. J. APPARATUS POR THE T RBATMENT of' 0R Y. :lm l

AND STEEL THEREPROM APPLIGATION I"1LED TAUG.`15,1904. SHEETS-SHEBT 2.-

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APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ORE FOR-THE MANUFACTURE OF IRON AND STEEL THEREEROM.

PATENTED MAR. 6; 1906. M. MOORE 6L Tx -J HESKETT .TMENT OFORE FOR ,Y ,THE MANUPACTURE 0F IRON .AND STEEL THEREFROM. APIPLICATION-IL-ED AUG. 15,1904.

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No. 814,557. PATENTED MAR. 6, 1906.

M.` MOORE & T, J. HESKETT. APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT 0E ORE POR THE MANUEACTURE 0F IRON AND STEEL THEREFRO M.

APPLICATION FILED A G. 5 1904.

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ATNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MONTAGUE MOORE, OF MELBOURNE, AND'THMAS JAMES HESKETT, OF

vBRUNSWICK, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT F ORE FORTHE MANUFACTURE 0F IRON AND STEEL THEREFROM.

4 Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Batentecl March 6, 1906.

Application filed August l5, 1904:. ,Serial No. 220.802.

To @ZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that we, MONTAGUE MOORE,

resding at No. 34 Collins street, Melbourne,

an THOMAS JAMES HESKETT, residing at 86 Donald street, Brunswick, in the State of' Victoria and Commonwealth of Australia, subjects of the King of Great Britain, have Y' invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Treating Ferruginous ic Ore for the Manufacture of Tron and Steel Therefiom, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has beenldevised mainly for the purpose .of manufacturing iron and steel from what are known as magneticiron sands, such as those found inthe Colony of New Zealand and elsewhere; but it is equally applicable for treating any ferruginous ore, which has been crushed or ground to zo a state of coniniinution.

Inthe specification and drawings accompanying an application for Letters Patent iled by us in the United States of America, on the th day of January, 1904, Serial No.

z 5 190,587, we have described and illustrated an apparatus for treating ferruginous ore for the manufacture of iron and steel therefrom in which the action is intermittent, inasmuch as the ore which is first heated and subsequently 3o subjected to the reducing action of carbonicconnected to the deoXidizing-chaniber byl 4o means of a passage or pipe in which the ore after being completely deoXidiZed and reduced to iine particles of metallic iron is retained until sufficient is obtained to form a charge, when it is allowed to pass into the Sie- 4 5v mens or other gas-furnace.

Now by our present invention the* ore passes in a continuous stream throu h the eating and deoxidizing chambers to t e Siemens or other gas-furnace, and consequently 5o a considerable saving of time is effected in converting it into iron or steel.

Referring to the drawings hereto annexed, in which similar letters refer to siiniiar parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a sectional elevation of an apparatus in which the heating and subsequent deoxidation of the ore is eHected in a vertical tower. Fig. 2 is a side sectional elevation of a portion of the tower illustrated inl Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of Fig. 1 on the line Z Z. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of Fig. l on the line Z Z', which shows a plan view of the bogie-carriage on which the lower half of the gas-furnace is carried and the means for rotating the saine. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of a modified forni of apparatus, in which the heating of the ore is effected in a revolving cylindrical chamber and the deoxidation in a tower. Fig. 6 embraces a' cross-section of the revolving cylindrical chamber and an end elevation of portion of the same and a sectional end elevation of portion ofthe top of the regenerating- Fig. 7 is a cross-section on the line chamber. Z2 Z2 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of another modiiied form of apparatus in which the heating and subsequent deoxidation of the ore is effected in revolving cylindrical chambers. Fig. 9 is a plan of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a cross-section on the line Z3 Z3, Fig. 8.. Fig. 1l is a side elevation of a further modified form of apparatus in which the heating and subsequent deoxidation of the ore is cfl fected in a vertical tower and which apparatus embodies an improvement in the gas-furnacefcr helling up and conveying the metal therefrom. Fig. 12 is a plan of Fig. l1.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the drawings, A is a vertical square brick tower incased outwardly with iron and supported on four piers B, said tower containing a number of shelves C cn either side thereof and arrangediin series one above the other and approximately at an angle oi forty-five 'degrees below the horizontal, those on one side alternating with those on the other. D is a Siemens or other gas-furnace below the tower and directly connected to the bottom thereof. vE is a vertical brick regenerating-chamber at the side of the tower A and extending from a point about midway of the height thereof to the top of said gas-furnace. E designates ldues-th rough which. the waste heat `passes from the gas-furnace D to the regenerating-chamber E and -then by way of llues E2, E3, and E4 therein. to the tower through outlet E5. EG and ET are passages connecting said tlues E2, E3, and E* through the air-fines hereinafter referred to. E8 is a valve to regulate the supply of air passing through lues E9 and E in the regenerating-chamber E to thepassage E, leading to the gas-furnace D. E12 and E13 are passages through the waste-heat flues and connecting said 'liues E2 and El. E is a wall in the air-flues E9 and E10 and which wall extends from the bottom very nearly to the top of said regenerating-diamber. This wall has the effe-ct of delaying the passage of the' air through the regeneratingchamber, as it has to pass up one side and down the other, and consequently by the time it reaches the furnace it is quite hot. F is a tube in the center of the tower extending downward from the top thereof to about midway of its height, where it passes through a projection or shelf G, which extends from one side of the tower into a chamber G on the outside olil the opposite wall of said tower. projection or shelf G on its upper side forms an acute angle with the side of the tower A from which it projects, and is for the purpose of leading the ore to be treated and which is fed to the top of the tower and falls from Shelf to shelf therein into the said chamber G to form a seal therein to prevent the de'oxidizinggas, such as carbonio oxid gas, supplied through pipe F to the lower portion (hereinafter called the deoxidizing-chamber A2) of the tower A, passing direct to the upper portion (hereinafter called the heating-chamber A) of said tower. ln the lower portion of the' chamber G and beneath the projection G is a horizontal Archimedean screw G2, the spindle of which extends outwardly through t e wall of said chamber G and carries on its end a pulley G3, which is driven by means oi a. belt G4, passing over another pulley G on the driving-shaft or' an elevator H, which supplies the ore to be treated to the top of the tower A through chute H. The Archii'nedean screw is for the purpose of slowly feeding the ore, which falls by gravity into the chamber G, from said chamber to the deoxidizingchamber A2 below. l is a pipe for supplying a deoxidizing-gas, such carbonic-oxid or hydrocarbon gas, from the producers (not shown) to the tube F, through which it passes to the deoxidizing-chamber A2. I is a cock in the said pipe I. J is an oil-spray for supplying hydrocarbon oil to tube F when such is used to form gas for deoxidizing purposes. The waste heat supplied to the heatingchamber A from the gas-furnace D may in some cases not be suliicient to heat tne ore passing through it to the required temperature, and to insure this result being attained we provide the heating-chamber A on one side with a passage K, controlled by valve K, and on the other side we provide a pipe K2, controlled by vaive K2. JV hen extra heat is needed, valve K is opened and a portion ci the gas passing down the tube F passes'there- This" from into the bottom of the heating-chamber A, and at the same time `valve K3 is opened to admit air to said heating-chamber. When oil is to be used as fuel, auxiliary oil-spray burners are inserted into and used in the combustion-chamber of the gas-furnace D. As soon as the regenerator E and tube F have become heated oil can be sprayed into said tube. The gas-furnace is divided horizontally into two halves D D', the bottom half D being in the shape of a saucer, which is supported at about its center by a vertical shaft D2 in a cylinder D3, in which it is free to move up and down. D4 is a bogie-carriage which carries said cylinder D3. D is aA hoop of T-iron vfixed to the top half of the gas-furnace and having one flange projecting downward into a circular groove D6 inthe top of the bottom half D of the gas-furnace, said groove being filled with sand to `form a joint to prevent the escape of heat from the gasfurnace. The bottom half D of the gas-furnace is lowered and raised into position by withdrawing or forcing water into the bottom of the cylinder D3 through pipe D7.' D2 is a ratchet-wheel fixed firmly on the shaft D2 and is `for the purpose of enabling the bottom half D of the gas-furnace D to' be rotated through the intervention of a lever D9,

(shown in Fig. 4,) which is pivoted at D10 to the top of the bogie D4 and is bent in the form of an elbow. At the bend of the elbowa pawl'D11 is pivoted, one end of which engages with the teeth of the ratchet-wheel Ds and the other end extends sufficiently far in the opposite direction to form a 'bearing for 4the point of a spring D12, said spring being used to keep the pawl D11 constantly bearing against the circumference of the ratchetwheel D8 when the lever .D9 is moved backward and forward to rotate the lower half D of the gas-furnace. rEhe levermay be worked by hand or any mechanical contrivance.

Referring to Figs. 5, 6, and?, where a modified form of apparatus is shown, in which the heating of the ore is effected in a revolving cylindrical chamber and the deoxidation in a vertical tower, A is the tower, the whole of which in this case constitutes the deoxidizing-chamber A2. D is the gas-furnace, and E the regenerating chamber, the whole of these parts being constructed and arranged in identically the saine way as vdescribed in connection with and as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 of the annexed drawings. A is the heating-chamber, which is set approximately at ICO IIO

an angle of three degreeswith the horizontal,

wardly. The said-chamber is revolved by means of a belt running over a grooved ring A5, attached rigidly to the heating-chamber the brick foundation hereinbefore referred to.

F is a pipe for conveying gas through said heating-chamber A to the top of said deoxi'- dizing-chamber A2, the said pipe being connected at its delivery end, by means of an elbow-joint, with a vertical pipe F, which passes through and is supported in the topmost of the series of shelves C in said deoxidizing-chamber A2, said shelf being made of a larger size for the purpose. F2 is a sliding door or valve to regulate the quantity of heated 4ore passing into the deoxidizingchamber A2. I is`a pipe to supply gas from the producers, (not shown,) and l is a cock.

in said pipe. J is an oil-spray for producing gas in said pipe l when gas is not supplied direct to it. His an elevator to convey the ore to be treated to the chute H at the top end of the heating-chamber A. N represents projections running longitudinally on the inside of the heating-chamber Aand are for the purpose of insuring that every particle of ore being treated comes in contact with the heat in chamber A.

Referring to Figs. 8, 9, and 10, where a lfurther modified form of apparatus is shown,

'two chambers, as will be seen on reference to the drawings, are supported on a brick foundation and are set approximately at an angle of about three degrees with the horizontal,

, the heating-chamber A being at a higher eleis in the waste-heat flues instead of the air-y vation than the deoxidizingchamber A2. The lower end of the former is connected to the upper end of the latter by means of a vertical passage A. A7 is another vertical passage which connects the lower end of the deoxidizing-chamber A2 with the gas-furnace D, which is constructed and operated in exactly the san'e way as heretofore described and as illustrated in Figs. 1, 4, and 5 of the drawings. E is the regenerating chamber, which' is placed underneath the heatingchamber A and is fitted internally with the same arrangement of hues and passages as described'in connection with and as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings. The wall E14, however, as will be seen, extends from the top of the regenerating-chaniberE to very nearly the bottom thereof instead of from the. bottom to very nearlythe top thereof and flues, as shown in Fig. 1, while the waste heat passes from tlie'gas-furnace to the upper lefthand corner 'of the regenerating-chamber E instead of the bottom, as previously described,

and illustrated in Fig. 1. The passage through which the heated air passes from the regenerating-cliamber E to the gas-furnace is also situated on the upper left-hand side of the regenerating-chamberimmediately above the passage which conveys the waste heat to' the regeneratiiig-chamber E. E designates the waste-lieat ilues, and E1l is the passage through which heated air passes from the regeneratiiig-cliamber to the gas-furnace. E2 is the valve to regulate the supply of air passing through the ilues in the regeneratingchamber to the gas-furnace. E5 is the outlet for the waste heat from the regeneratingchamber E to the heating-chamber A by way of passages M and M. F is a tube in the passage M and which tube extends as far as the upper end of the deoxidizing-chainber A2. l is a pipe to supply gas from the gasproducers, (not shown) and l is a cock in said pipe. J is an oil-spray for producing gas in said pipe when gas is not supplied direct to it. H is an elevator to convey the ore to be treated to the chute H at the top end of the heating-chamber A. F2 is a slidevalve to regulate the flow vof ore from the heating chamber A to the deoxidi'zingchamber A2. A3 designates rollers upon which both chambers A and A2 revolve. A designates angle-iron hoops which run on the rollers A3 and prevx-nt the chambers moving downwardly. The said chambers are revolved by the same mechanism as illustrated inA Fig. Referring to Figs. 11 and 12, where another modified form of apparatus is shown, in which the heating and subsequent deoxidation of the ore is effected in a vertical tower, A is a-vertical square brickrtower incased with iron supported on a brick foundation. Said tower contains a number of shelves C on either side thereof and arranged in series one above the other and approximately at an angle of about forty-five degrees below the hori- Zontal, those on one side altern-ating with those on the other. The upper portion of the tower constitutes a heating-chamber Aand the lower portion a deoxidizing-chamber A2. At the bottom and on one side of the tower is a revolving gas-furnace D, which is supported on rollers O. Ore resents angle-iroii hoops which run on the rol ers O and prevent the gas-furnace D moving from its position. Motion is given to the gas-furnace by means of a screw P and pinion P, working in a toothed wheel P2, ruiming round the outside of the furnace D. Said furnace is embedded at one end in the foundation of the Lower and at the other end in a similar mass of brickwork Q. The inside of the gas-furnace D is constructed in the manner of a screwed nut, a helical projection R running from one end to the other, and by revolving the gas-furnace D the metallic iron supplied to it from the tower is forced along the grooves R, formed by the projection R to the passage R2, leading to the door S. Sl is a tapping-hole for ately above the furnace D and extending to a i point about midway of the height of the tower A, said chamber being divided into a number of fines, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, for the purpose of )nveying the waste heat from the gas-furnace D to the heating-chamber A of the tower A and air to the said gasfurnace D. E8 is a valve to regulate the supply of air passing through the regenerator to the furnace D by the passage EU. E14 is a wall in the air-fines extending from the bottom to a point near the top of the regenerator. The object of the wall is to delay the passage of air through the regenerator by causing it to pass up and then down the opposite side of the wall before it reaches the furnace, when it is quite hot. The waste heat from the furnace D passes along the passage E through the regenerator to the tower through the outlet U is a valve, and U a wheel which operates valve U and regulates the flow of ore from the heating-chamber A to the deoXidiZing-chamber A2. V is a pipe for admitting gas from the producers (not shown) to the deoXidiZing-chaniber A2. V is a cock in said pipe V. which delivers the ore to be treated to the chute H. Wis a sliding door at the top of the tower to regulate the draft and to prevent theingress of air to the tower in any large quantity. S is an ordinary furnace-door made of brielrwork and incased with iron.

The mode of operation is as follows: The gas-furnace is first heated in the ordinary way, and a deoXidizing-gas is then admitted by pipe I to the deoxidizing-chamber A2, whether that chamber consists of a vertical tower, a portion thereof, or a revolving cylindrical chamber, through which it passes to the gas-furnace, where it comes in contact with the air admitted to thegas-furnace by passage E at the end of the furnace nearest the heating-chamber. When combustion ensues, the heat thus generated passes along the flue E', through theregenerating-chamber E, to the heating-chamber A by the outlet E5. Concentrated and separated ore is fed to the top of the heating-chamber A by means of an elevator H and passes therethrough, every particle being exposed to the heat, and by the time it reaches the-deoxidining-chamber A2 it is red hot. It then passes through the deoxidizing-chambe'r A2 and by the time it reaches the revolving Gas-furnace D it is completely deoxidized and reduced to fine particles of metallic iron. In the gas-furnace it is fused and balled up as wrought-iron. The rotary motion imparted to the furnace illustrated in Fig. 11 causes the metallic iron to be forced along the groove R', formed by the helical projection R on the inside of the said gas-furnace and is in this manner formed into H is an elevatorballs and forced into the passage R2, leading to the door S. The slag is drawn from the furnace by the tapping-hole S.

In the manufacture of steel' the helical projection R in the gas-furnace illustrated in Fig. 11 will be dispensed with and the inside made in the form of-an oval or barrel shape.

The gas-furnace illustrated in Figs. 1, 5, and S, as will be seen, is set horizontally, whereby the reduced ore suplied thereto as it is carried round by the revolution of the bottom half is spread therein to a uniform depth in said furnace. The said lower portion of the furnace is revolved at such a speed that in one revolution the metallic partlcles of iron are completely melted. Another advantage of soarranging the furnace is that there 1s always a clean surface in the furnace at that part where the metallic particles of iron are delivered to it` Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is- 1. In an apparatus for treating ores, the combination of a heating-chamber, a deoxidining-chamber, a gas-furnace and a regenerating-chamber, a vertical passage for establishing communication between the heatingchamber and the deoXidizing-chamber, a vertical passage for establishing communication between the deoxidiZing-chamber and the gas-furnace, a plurality of flucs and a passage for` establishing communication' between the gas-.furnace and the regenerating-chamber, and a tube communicating with said deoxidizing-chamber and provided with a gas-supply pipe and an oil-spray.

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2. .The combination with a heating-chamber, a deoXidizing-chamber, a gas-furnace and a regenerating-chamber, of flues and a passage for connecting the gas-furnace with said regenerating-chamber, and a tube communicating with the upper end of said deoxidiZing-chamber and provided with a gas-supply pipe and an oil-spray. 4

3. In an apparatus for treating ores, a rotatable heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source of supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable deoXidiZing-chamber arranged over the gas-furnace and adapted to communicate with the heating-chamber and with the gas-furnace, a regenerating-chain- 'ber arranged below the heating-chamber and adapted to communicate with the gas-furnace, and a tube communicating with the upper end of said deoXidiZing-chamber and provided with a gas supply pipe and an oil spray.

V 4. In an apparatus for treating ores, a rotatable inclined beating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source of su ply, a g1. sfurnace, a rotatable inclined eoxidizingchamberarranged over the gas-furnace and adapted to communicate with the heatingrre i ing a rotatable' inclined heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source of supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoxidizing-chamber Aarranged over said gas-furnace, a vertical passage between the two chambers, a slide-valve operating in said passage, a vertical passage between the deoXidizing-chamber and the furnace, a regenerating-chamber, means for establishing com-l lmunication between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-furnace, and a tube communicating with said deoXidizing-chamber and provided with a gas-supply pipe and an oilspray.

6. In an apparatus for treating ores, the combination of a heating-chamber, a deoxidizing-chamber, a gas-furnace, and a regenerating-chamber, a passage for establishingr communication between the heating-chamber and the deoXidizing-chamber .in such a `way that the ore shall pass by gravitation from the upper to the lower, a passage for establishing communication between the deoxidizing-chamber and the gas-furnace in such a way that the oreshall pass by gravitation from the upper to the lower, a plurality of flues and a passage for establishing communication between the'gas-furnace and the regenerating-chamber, and a tube communicating with the said deoXidiZing-chamber and provided with a gas-supply pipe.

7. In an apparatus for treating ores, a rotatable internally heated heating chamber adapted to communicate with a source of oresupply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable deoxidizing-chamber arranged at a higher level than the gas-furnace and adapted to communicate with the heating-chamber, and with the gasfurnace, a regenerating-chamber arranged at a lower level than the heating-chamber and adapted to communicate with the gas-furnace, and' a tube communicating with the said deoXidizing-chamber and provided with a gas-supply pipe and an oil-spray.

In an apparatus for treating ores7 a rotatable inclined heating-chamber adapted to 'communicate with -a source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoxidizingchamber arranged at a higher level than the gas-furnace and adapted to communicate with the heating-chamber and with the gasfurnace, a regenerating-chamber, arranged at a lower level than the heating-chamber and adapted to communicate with the gas-furnace, and a tube communicating with the said deoXidizing-chamber and provided with a gas-supply pipe.

9. An apparatus for treating ores comprising a rotatable inclined internally-heated heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoXidizing-chamber arranged at a higher level than the said gas-furnace and at a lower level than the heatingchamber, a passage between the two chambers so arranged that the ore may pass by gravitation from the heating-chamber to the deoXidizing-chamber, a slide-valve operating in said passage and adapted to so regulate the orificeV that while allowing free passage to the ore it shall at the same time prevent escape of deoXidiZing-gases, a passage between the deoXidiZing-chamber and the furnace so arranged that the ore shall pass by gravitation from the deoXidizing-chamber'to the furnace, a regenerating-chamber, means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-furnace, and a tube connecting with the said deoxidizing-chamber provided with a gas-supply 1 e. P Ii0. In an apparatus for treating ores, the combination with an internally-heated chamber, a deoXidizing-chamber, a gas-furnace and a regenerating-chamber, of means for establishing communication. between said internally-heated chamber and said deoxidizing-chamber7 means for establishing communication between said deoXidiZing-chamber and the gas-furnace, means for establishing communication between the gas-furnace and said regenerating-chamber, and means for establishing communication. between the, regeneating-'ohamber and the internally-heated chamber.

11. In an apparatus for treating ores, the combination with a deoXidiZing-chamber, means for supplying a' deoXidizing-gas thereto, a gas-furnace, means for establishing communication between the gas-furnace and said deoXidiZing-chamber, a regenerating-chamber communicating with said gas-furnace, an internally-heated chamber communicating with said deoXidiZing-chamber and adapted to receive the material to be treated from which it passes-into the deoXidizing-chamber, and means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and said internally-heated chamber.

12. In an apparatus for treating ores, the combination with an internally-heated. rotatable heating-chamber, a rotatable deoxidizing-chamber, a gas-furnace and a regenerat- IOC ing-chamber7 of means for establishing` communication between the internally-heated chamber and the deoxidizing chamber, means for establishing communication between the deoXidizing-chamber and the gasurnace, means for establishing communication between the gas-furnace and the .regenerating-chamber, and means for establishing communication between tne regeneratingchamber and the internally-heated chamber.

13, In an apparatus for treating ores, the combination with an internally-heated rotatable heating-chamber, a rotatable deoxidizing-chamber, a gas-furnace and a regenerating-chamber, of means for establishing communication between the internally-heated chamber and the deoxidizingchamber, means for establishing communication between the rleoXidizing-chamber' and the gasfurnace, means for establishing communication between the gas-furnace and the regenerating-chamber, means f or establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the internally-heated chamber, and a regulatable air-supplying means communicating with said regenerating-chamber.

14. In an apparatus for treating ores, the combination of an internally-heated chamber, a deoXidizing-chamber, a gas-furnace, a regenerating-chamber, a passage ror establishin communication between the heatingcham er and the deoxidizing-chamber, a vertical passan'e for establishing communication between the deoXidizing-chamber and the gas-furnace, a plurality or iues and a passage for establishing communication betweenthe gas-furnace and the regenerating-chamber, and means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the internally-heated chamber.

15. In an apparatus for treatin ores, an internally-heated rotatable and inc ined material-heating 'chamber communicating with a source of material-supply, a rotatable inclined deoXidizing-chamber adapted to com- I municate with said heating-chamber, a gasfurnace communicating wlth sald deoxidlzing-chamber, a regenerating-chamber, flues and a passage for connecting the regenerating-chamber with a gas-furnace, and a passage for connecting the regenerating-chamber with. the heating-chamber.

16. In an apparatus for treating ores, an internally-heated rotatable and inc ined material-heating chamber communicating with a source of material-supply, a rotatable inclined deoXidizing-chamber adapted to communicate with said heating-chamber, a gasiurnace connnunicating with said deoxidizing-chamber, a regenerating-chamber, flues and a passage for connecting the regenerating-chamberwith a gas-furnace, a passage for conm-xcting the lregenerating-chamber with theheating-chamber, and means for supplying a deoxidizinggas to said dcoxidizingch am bcr.

17. In an apparatus for treating ores, an internally-heated and rotatable heatingchambcr adapted to communicate witha source oi orc-supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable dcoXidizing-chamber arranged over the gas-furnace and adapted to' communicate with the heating-chamber and with the gasfurnace, and a regenerating chamber arranged below the heating-chamber and adapted to communicate with the gas-furnace and the heating-chamber.

18. In an apparatus for treating ores, an internally heated and rotatable heatingchamber adapted to communicate with a source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable deoXidiZing-chamber arranged over the gas-furnace and adapted to communicate with the heating-chamber and with the gasiurnace, a regenerating-chamber arranged below the heating-chamber andadapted to comunicate with the gas-furnace and the heating-chamber, and a gas-supply communi eating with said deoxidizing-chamber.

19. In an apparatus for treating ores, an internally-heated rotatable and inclined heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source of supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoXidizing-chamber arranged over the gas-furnace and adapted to communicate with the heating-chamber and with the gasfurnace, and a regenerating-chamber arranged below the heating-chamber and adapted to communicate with the gas-furnace and the heating-chamber.

20. In an apparatus for treating ores, an

internally-heated rotatable and inclmed heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source of supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoXidizing-chamber arranged' over the gas-furnace and adapted to communicate with the heating-chamber and with the gasfurnace, a regenerating-chamber arranged below the heating-chamber and adapted to communicate with the gas-furnace and the heating-chamber, and means for supplying gas to said deoXidizing-chamber.

21. In an apparatus for treating ores, an internally-heated rotatable and incllned heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a l source of supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoxidizing-chamber arranged over the gas-furnace and adapted to communicate with the heating-chamber and with the gasfurnace, a regenerating chamber arranged ,below the heatin -chamber and adapted to communicate wit the gas-furnace and the heating-chamber, means for su plying as to said deoXidizing-chamber, an(l)a regulating air-supply means for the said regeneratingchamber.

22. An apparatus for treating ores, com` prising an internally-heated rotating and inclined heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source of sup ly, a gas-furnace, a rotatable and inclined eoXidizing-ehamber arranged over said gas-furnace, a passage between the two chambers, a slide-valve opcrating in said passage, a passage ,between the deoXidizing-chamber and the gas-furmice, a regenerating-rhamber, 1n ans for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-furnace, and means IOO IIO

for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the heating-chamber.

23. In an apparatus for treating ores, a rotatable internally-heated heatingchamber adapted to communicate with a source of oresupply, a rotatable deoXidizing-chamber arranged below said heating chamber and adapted to communicate with said heatingchamber7 a gas-furnace arrangedbelow said deoXidizing-chamber and adapted to communicate therewith, a regeneratin '-charnber arranged below said heating-cham er and at the side and adjacent to said gas-furnace and said deoxidizing-ehamber, means 4for establishing communication between the gas-furnace and the regenerating-chamber, means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the heating-chamber, and means for supplying a deoxidizing medium to said deoxidizing-chamber.

24. In an apparatus for treating ores, an internally-heated heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a sourceof ore -supply, a gas-furnace, a deoXidizing-chamber interposed between the heating-chamber and the gas-furnace, a generating-chamber, means for estabishing communication between the deoXidizing-chamber and the gas -furnace, means for supplyin@r a deoxidizing medium to the deoXidizing-c iamber, a passage for establishing communication between the heating-chamber and the deoXidizing-ehamber,V

an adjustable closure for said passage, means opening into said regenerating-chamberv and in said assage at a point above the said closure or establishing communication between the heating-chamber and the regenerating-chamber, and -means for establishing communication between the regeneratingchamber and the gas-furnace.

25. In an apparatus fortreating ores, an internally-heated heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a sour-ie oi' ore -supp'ly, a gas furnace, a deoxidizin g chamber interposed between the heating-chamber and the gas-furnace, a regenerating-chamber, means for establishing communication between the deoxidizing chamber and the gas furnace,

means for supplying a deoXidizing medium to the deoxidizing-chamber, a passage for .establishing communication. between the heating-chamber and the deexidizing-chamber, an adjustable closure for said passage, means opening into said regenerating-ehamber and in said passage at a peint above said closure for establishing communieation between the heating-elia!nber and-the regenerating-chamber, means for establishing communication between the regeneratingchamber and the gas-l'urmiee, and a regulatable air-supply means for said regeneratingchamber.

26. In an apparatus for treating ores, a heating-chamber adapted to eomnnlnicate with a source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace having a stationary and a rotatable section, a deoXidizing-chamber, means for establishing communication between the deoxidizingchamber and said gas-furnace, means for establishing communication between the heating and the deoxidizing chamber, a regenerating-chamber, means for. establishing communication between the gas-furnace and said regenerating-chamber, and means for establishingy communication between said regenerating-chamber and said heatingchamber.

27. In an apparatus for treating ores, a heating-chamber adapted to communicate, with a source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace having a fixed and a rotatable section, a deoXidizing-chamber, a regenerating-Chamber, means for establishing communication between the deoXidizing-chamber and the gasfurnace, a passage fer establishing communication between the deoXidizing-chamber and the heating-chamber, an adjustable closure lfor said passage, means opening into the regenerating-chamber and into said passage at a point above said closure for establishing 'communication between the regeneratingchamber and the heating chamber, and means for establishing 'communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gasfurnace. l

28. In an apparatus for treating ores, a

heating-chamber adapted to communicatewith a source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace having a fixed and a rotatable sect-ion, a de-v oXidizmg-ehamber, a regenerating-chamber, means for establishing communication between the deoXidizring-chamber andthe gasfurnace a passage for establishing communication between the deoxidizing-chamber and the heating-chamber, an adjustable closure for said passage, means opening inte the regenerating-chamber and into said passage at a point above said closure for establishing communication between the regeneratingchamber and the heating-chamber, means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-furnace, and a regulatable air-supply means for said regenerating-chamber.

29. In ari-apparatus for treating ores, a heating-chamber adapted te eonnnunieate with a source el ore-supply` a gas-furnace having a fixed and a rotatable section, a deoXidizing-chamber, a regenerating-chamber, means for establishing ceunnunieation between tlie deoxidizing-ehamber and the gasfurnace a )assagcfor establishing communication between the deoxidizing-eh amber and the heating-chamber, an adjustable closure for said passage., means opening inte the regenerating-chaniber and into said passage at a point above said closure for establishing communication between the regeneratingchamber and tlie heating-chamber, means IOO IIO

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for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gasl'urnace, regulatable air-supply means forsaid regenerating-chamber, and means for supplying a deoxidizing medium to said deoxidizingchamber.

30. In an apparatus for treating ores7 a rotatable and inclined internally-heated heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace, rotatable and inclined deoXidizing-chamber, means for supplying a heating medium to said deoxidizing-chamber, a regenerating-chamber, a passage for establishing communication between the deoXidizing-chamber and the heating chamber, a closure for said passage, means opening into said regenerating-chamber and into` the passage above the closure for establishing communication between the heating-chamber' and the regenerating-chamber, and means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-iurnace- In an apparatus for treating ores, a ro tatable and inclined internallydieated heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a' source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable and inclined deoxidining-chamber, means for supplying a heating medium to said deoxidizing-chamber7 a regenerating-chamber7 a passage for establishing communication between the deoXidizing-chamber and the heat ing chamber, a closure for said passage,

means opening into said regenerating-cham-- ber and into the passage above the closure for establishing conununication between the heating-chamber and the regenerating-cham ber7 means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-furnace, and a regulatablc air-supply means for said regenerating-chamber.

32. An apparatus for treating ores, com` prising a rotatable inclined internallvfheated heating-chamber adapted to communicate with a source ol orc-supplyy a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoxidizing-chamber arranged at a higher level than the said gasfurnace and at a lower level than the said heating-cham'lier, a passage between the two chambers so arranged that the ore ma)T pass by gravity from the heatiiig-chamber to the lcoxidizing-chamber, a slide-valve operating in said passage and adapted when adjusted to a.llowl'ree passage ol the ore and prevent the escape o'l` the deoXidizing-gas, a passage between the deoxidizing-charnber and the furnace so arranged that the ore can pass by e gravity from the deoXidizing-chaniber to the gas-furnace, a regenerating-chamber, means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-.furnace7 and means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the heating-chamber.

An apparatus for treating ores, comprising a rotatable inclined internally-heated heating-chamber adapted tocommunicate with a source oi. ore-supply,` a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoxidizing-chamber arranged at a higher level than the said gasfurnace and at a lower level than the said heating-chamber, a passage between the two chambers so arranged that the ore may pass by gravity from the heating-chamber to the deoXidizing-ehamber, a slide-valve operating in said passage and adapted when adjusted to allow free passage of the ore and prevent the escape of the deoXidizing-gases, a passage between the deoxidizing-chamber and the gas-furnace sc arranged that the ore can pass by gravity from the deoXidizing-chamber to the gas-furnace, a regenerating-chamber, means for establishing communication ,between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-furnace, means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the heating-chamber7 and means for supplying a gas to said deoXidizing-chamber.

34. Ai apparatus for treating ores, comprising a rotatable inclined internallyheated heating! chamber adapted to communicate with a source of ore-supply, a gas-furnace, a rotatable inclined deoXidizing-ehamber arranged at a higher level than the said gaslurnace and at a lower level than the said .heating-chamber, a passage between the two chambers so arranged that the ore may pass by gravity from the heating-chamber to the deoxidizing-chamber, a slide-valve operating in said passage' and adapted when adjusted to allow free passage of the ore and prevent the escape of the deoXidizing-gases, a passage between the deoxidizing-chamber and the gas-furnace so arranged that the ore can pass by gravity from the deoxidizing-chamber to the gas-furnace, a regenerating-chamber, means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the gas-furnace, means for establishing communication between the regenerating-chamber and the heating-chamber7 means for supplying a gas to .said deoxidizing-chamber7 and a regulatable air-supply means for said regenerating-chamber.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence ol two subscribing witnesses. i

MONTAGUE MOORE. `THOMAS JAMES l-IESKETT. Witnesses:

WALTER S. BAYs'roN, FRANK BAYsToN.

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